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Episode of Series “Frank Capra: the man above the title”.
Based on Frank Capra’s book this documentary shows Capra’s involvement with the ‘Why We Fight’ series of World War Two. Capra reflects upon the use of film for overt ideological persuasion. Includes archival footage and excerpts from “Meet John Doe” and “It Happened One Night”.
Credits
producer/director
Lawrence Ott
production company
United States Information Agency
Language
English
Duration
00:33:08:00
Colour
Colour
ACMI Identifier
31687
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Capra, Frank, 1897-
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture producers and directors - Biography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture producers and directors - United States
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Plots, themes, etc
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Production and direction - United States
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures in propaganda
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Propaganda
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ideology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Motion pictures - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Motion pictures in propaganda
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Propaganda
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion picture industry - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
History → History
History → Propaganda
People → Capra, Frank, 1897-
People → Motion picture producers and directors - Biography
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
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